Carlo Grimaldi

Carlo Grimaldi (1445-14 September 1485) was a Consigliere of the Council of Ten of the Venetian Republic.

Gaining Influence


Grimaldi was a Venetian man who was appointed to the Council of Ten after helping Ignazio Contarini with a problem about his daughter marrying the son of a servant. Grimaldi's role in the Council of Ten was backed by the Knights Templar, who used him and the House of Barbarigo as puppets in controlling Italy. He got to know Doge Giovanni Mocenigo, who was the leader of the Republic, and Grimaldi quickly gained influence in politics.

Death of Emilio Barbarigo
In 1485, he became aware of the presence of the Hashshashin in Venice after many mysterious murders and occurrences, and he headed to Palazzo della Seta to warn Emilio Barbarigo of the threat. Grimaldi told him that his house of cards was crumbling, and warned him that Seta was the next target; Barbarigo reassured him that Seta was a fortress. Barbarigo told him that he would meet him at Campo San Stefano along with the other Templars, and Grimaldi said that he would if he was still alive. He left with his troops, and shortly after, Barbarigo was duly assassinated by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Seta was conquered by the Venetian Thieves' Guild.

San Stefano
Carlo Grimaldi met with State Inquisitor Silvio Barbarigo in Venice, overheard by a tailing Ezio. He reported that he needed more time to convince Doge Giovanni Mocenigo to give his aid to the Knights Templar, and he was insulted by Silvio. When they arrived to the meeting with Marco Barbarigo, Marco told them that Emilio was dead and that there was no time, and that the Doge would have to be killed. He was to take Silvio's arsenic poison and place it on the Doge's meal so that he would die without any evidence.

Murdering the Doge
Ezio landed the on the roof of the Palazzo Ducale safely, letting the flying machine go into the ocean. The Doge was alerted, but Grimaldi assured him that it was just kids with firecrackers. Ezio killed the guards on the roof, and he arrived in the room where Grimaldi and the Doge were drinking, but the Doge drank the poison and Grimaldi escaped. Ezio chased him in the courtyard and jumped at him, pinning him to the floor and stabbing him in the back of the head.